Today is a “Bank Holiday” in France, almost everything is closed ... with exception of cafés / restaurants in tourist areas.
We are staying in a tiny village and most definitely everything is closed.
Happy May 1st Day ... here’s my bouquet of lily of valley for all of you!
“In France, May 1st is a national holiday – it’s their ‘Labor Day’. One of the ways the French celebrate this holiday is by offering a small bouquet of lily of the valley (“muguet-du-bois”, in French) to loved ones and to friends, to symbolise ‘good luck’ and ‘love’. That is why May 1st, i.e., ‘May Day’ is also known as, “La Fête du Muguet”.
We weren’t too ambitious today and just went for a short drive to Trebes located on the Canal du Midi.
The Quai was busy with families, visitors enjoying the holiday.
We enjoyed our wander and a stop on the waterfront for an apero in the sunshine and some people watching.Trebes is on our list for a repeat visit, we were here many years ago (first time in 2005) and took a boat tour along the Canal thru the locks .
Here’s Monsieur Honey sporting his “Ernest Hemingway” look on our cruise (2005) along the Canal du Midi.
View of the Canal du Midi from the boat ...
The sun was shining brightly and the temperatures warmed up as the day went on ... which provided a perfect excuse for some relaxing on our terrace in the afternoon.
I was able to do some catch up on my photo editing and blogging.
Monsieur was top chef and created a delicious menu with the “Toulouse Sausage” we purchased from the local butcher for our supper ... and bonus it was warm enough to enjoy our dinner al fresco on the terrace.
